William austin



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM AUSTIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDWM. OBDYKE, OF SAME PLACE.

TEAPOT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM AUSTIN, of the city of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Teapots; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedtherelWIy invention consists in furnishing the inside of an ordinarytea-pot with a plunger fitting in an annular casing, and is so arrangedthat by depressing the said plunger, the whole strength of the tea isextracted, thereby requiring less tea to obtain the same amount ofliquid, of the same strength, as that made in ordinary tea-pots.

On reference to the drawing which forms a part of this specification.Figure 1, is a sectional elevation showing my improvement in tea-pots;Fig. 2, a sectional plan of the same.

A is the outside casing, 64 the handle, I) the spout; B is the interiorcasing, which may be made round or any other convenient shape, and isretained in its proper position by the fianches 0. Around the lower halfof this casing, and in the bottom are a number of small holes to allowthe water to have access to the interior, but not large enough for thetea leaves to pass through.

C is the lid through the center of which passes the plunger D; thisplunger is fur- I a Specification of Letters Patent No. 21,589, datedSeptember 21, 1858.

nished with a knob or handle cl at the top, and is inclined outward atthe bottom so as to fit in the inside of the casing B.

The tea is placed in the interior casing underneath the plunger, and thepot filled with hot water. After it has been standing :1 sufiicienttime, the plunger D is depressed, which consequently forces the entirestrength out of the tea, in the bottom of the casing B, thus saving agreat amount of tea, as it is impossible to extract all the strengthfrom the same by merely pouring hot water upon it. v

I have found by experiment that a saving of one half the amount of teacan be effected by using my invention.

The plunger can be operated either by the hand or by means of a springattached to the handle.

I do not desire to claim the use of an interior casing for confining thetea in the inside of the same, but

Vhat I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

The plunger or presser D, in combination with the interior casing B, thewhole being arranged in the manner herein set forth, or any equivalentto the same, and for the purpose specified.

WM. AUSTIN.

Vitnesses ALEX. M. THOMPSON, WILLIAM E. WALTON.

